due to the nature of the malfunction with the bolt on the crank shaft, a kit; (23127-39801QQK), had to also replace several other parts in the engine i.e. belt-timing(24312-39800); auto tensioner(24410-39001); crank shaft position sensor(39318-39800); crank shaft angle sensor(39310-39800); damper pulley(23124-39802);

thermostat assy.(25500-37200); V-belt(97713-28240); crank shaft sprocket(23120-35701); and upper radiator

hose(N92055). All because KIA did not let anyone but the dealers know about the DEFECT! this is unacceptable,American car makers are held responsible for recalls and repairs that are deemed unsafe or known defects. It appears that most of the KIA owners bought these vehicle in good faith spent good money, and the manufacturer knew and decided to hold this information from the owner, maybe to let their Insurance company to settle this out, or Kia decided to bank the hard earned money from the owners and hope things work it self out, the fact is KIA knowingly disregarded the unsafe situation and dropped the ball. this repair cost me $1,722.93 and I'm still waiting on the class action suit, the KIA dealer had no problem taking the repair money, I hope that no one loses their life or becomes injured because of this ridiculous situation.

I went to court because dealership said it was not their problem. The crankshaft bolt was not a part of the engine, so there was no warranty. Even though the dealership replaced the crankshaft bolt as required when replacing timing belt. Judge agreed with dealership. I purchased a Ford truck and had to junk the KIA, because dealership used parts off of vehicle while outside of their repair shop. Even stealing new tires and replacing them with old worn-out mixed match tires. I was told left at my own risk nothing they could do.

I am the original owner of a 2006 Kia Sorento with 78 k miles on it. Yesterday, as soon as I left my house I noticed that the power steering wasn't working and the check engine lights were on. I pulled over and opened the hood. I thought the power steering fluid might have drained out. I noticed that the fan belts were not turning so I called my mechanic. He said not to drive it and would send a tow truck. After towing it back to his shop, he looked at it and said the crank pulley bolt broke off in the crankshaft and it would be a major repair to fix the problem being labor intensive. He said it should be covered under Kia's 10 yr/100k mile warranty. Is this correct?

Kia sorento just stalled one day. Engine died and lost power steering. I was thinking alternator at first, but i was able to start it back up and go a little further. Then it died again. Got it towed to the shop and they told me the crank bolt is broke off flush with the crank. They tore it down had to remove tons of things, including radiator, timing belt, serpentine belts, had to discharge the a/c. Luckily they were able to extract the bolt using several different size easy outs. Upon inspection of the threads i noticed they were very short and damaged. Ordered a higher temperance bolt and they are going to JB weld it in there and around to help support it. This is the most ridiculous thing. This kia was magnificent, dependable, fun, i swore i was a Kia driver for life. How can something so small be overlooked. This bolt is important!!!! I love my kia but i have to sell it now because i found out through research that it can happen several times!!!! Come on Kia, you can't be letting one raindrop rain on your entire parade..

Update from Sep 29, 2014: The threads were broken so the crank was drilled out and Helicoiled to M14x 1.5. The belts were tightened in correctly, the belts squeal not when i turn on the A/C or the heat, hopefully just a simple adjustment.